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From the looks of it, this could be a permanent change. These XD40s are getting sent out due to the electric XE40s arriving at Grand Avenue, so it seems they're transferring a few of them to West Farms. They might send more of these out elsewhere.

A few minor differences, the biggest one being the cab signaling in the R211S

There are 5 of these currently at WF, along with the 3 from MJQ. This could be a semi-permanent change.

Seeing A Bus from a Brooklyn or queens depot in the bronx I mean it's a first but I really don't see the point of this same contract same company

The Q53 still uses XD60s, but you'll see a Nova or XD40 on the route from time to time. They've been putting the occasional 40-foot bus on the route for years - the Novas and newer XD40s are showing up more often because they're entering service en masse.

It was slipping

Yes

Causes less delays for normal trains I think

Avoids passenger confusion and service disruption, as fewer people use trains at night and they run less often.

Less delays and trains

Along with the above reasons, it gives the test train an extra buffer while out on the road. With less trains out in service, the test train won't be as disruptive to service if it has any problems / needs to be rescued.

What the difference mabstoa and nycta ? Why don’t they just combine into nycta?

No worries, it'll be the next LGA (going better)

@@rpm_asphalt9railfanner762say what?

Just caught it this morning! Check the recent upload ;)

Yep.

Seems so. Ops are probably excited to drive a bus that isn't an Xcelsior 😂

Yeah, they’ve been putting these out on the route more often since there are more Novas in service. In fact there’s one running right now

Yep, AM rush heading into Downtown

The Q53 tends to use extra buses during the weekend, so they'll sometimes throw a few standard 40-foot buses on the route from time-to-time for beach-goers. Usually they throw an XD40 on, but LaGuardia is also getting some Novabuses to replace the rest of the Orions, so they put a few of these on the route for the day.

With the (5) only running from Dyre to E 180th, I'm guessing they had a ton of R142s to spare. Though I miss when they used to loan the R62As from the (1)

These buses are still fairly new - for whatever reason, the blue background isn't set up for these MTABC SBS routes on the Spectrum signage.

Glad you got your bike back 😅

There's 8356 and 8357, but it's still nice to see the last two of these at Gun Hill whenever they pop up 😅

The B93 is considered a shuttle route connecting the (G) line between its split segments.

ok i could've worded this better, i was getting a photo of a B61 and when I was walking back to Fulton St I saw two of the NG's and they passed me. I didn't want to run for a photo as my phone was dying so i just saw it and I was like "oh that's cool"

Crazy that you saw this same thing blocks away 😅 it's gonna be weird not seeing these in Brooklyn when these go...

It didn't, as the 24 doesn't run past there...

Doesn't seem that confusing tbh... northbound limiteds run to New Lots, and northbound locals run to Rockaway Parkway. Southbound, everything goes to Bensonhurst except for the few short turns originating from Rockaway Parkway.

They removed that from the signage almost a decade ago! I agree it would've made sense to keep it, but I digress...

Thanks! This has actually happened before a few times with this particular trip from GCT, but it's nice to see these along the Hudson! 😄

Ethan this is a mta video of buses and trains if you want to be a bus fan and rail fan you have to know your trains and buses